Department (administrative division)

Department (administrative division)

In the terminology of political geography and historiography a national department ( _fr. département, _es. departamento) is an administrative political subdivision of a country established by the cognizant (usually legislative) government authority holding sovereign power for the territory.

Departments are roughly equivalent to a state, province or county (since each is established by home rule, size and definitions vary considerably from one country to another), and may exist either with or without a subnational representative assembly and executive head depending upon the countries constitutional structure.

Countries using departments

(Alphabetical by country)
Argentina·
Benin·
Bolivia·
Burkina Faso·
Cameroon·
Colombia·
Côte d'Ivoire·
El Salvador·
France·
Gabon·
Guatemala·
Haiti·
Honduras·
Nicaragua·
Niger·
Peru·
Paraguay·
Senegal·
Uruguay

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